Twins vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

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03 August 2023

Twins vs. Cardinals odds, tips and betting trends

At Busch Stadium on Thursday, the Minnesota Twins (55-54) meet the St. Louis Cardinals (48-61), with first pitch at 7:45 PM ET.

As the favorite, the Twins (-128 on the moneyline to win) visit the Cardinals (+109). The scheduled starters are Sonny Gray (4-4) for the Minnesota Twins, and Matthew Liberatore (1-3) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Yesterday, the Cardinals picked up a 7-3 victory over the Twins, with Dakota Hudson (7.0 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 7 K) registering the win for the Cardinals. Lars Nootbaar finished 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the offensive attack. Joe Ryan (4.0 IP, 7 R, 9 H, 4 K) was credited with the loss for the Twins.

Prepare for the Twins vs. Cardinals with everything you need to know ahead of Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Minnesota Twins vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Twins (-128, bet $128 to win $100)
Underdog: Cardinals (+109, bet $100 to win $109)
Over/under: 9

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Twins Stats and Trends

Twins Betting Records

This season, the Twins have won 42 out of the 72 games, or 58.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
Minnesota has entered 58 games this season favored by -128 or more and is 35-23 in those contests.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 56.1% chance of a victory for the Twins.
Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 51 of its 109 games with a total this season.
In 109 games with a spread this season, the Twins are 49-60-0 ATS.

Sonny Gray (Twins Probable Starter)

Gray makes the start for the Twins, his 22nd of the season. He is 4-4 with a 3.14 ERA and 115 strikeouts through 117 1/3 innings pitched.
His last time out was on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, when the right-hander threw six innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up five hits.
The 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.14, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 21 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .234 batting average against him.
Gray is seeking his third straight quality start.
Gray will aim to pitch five or more innings for his eighth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing.
He has had four appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
He will face a Cardinals offense that ranks 12th in the league with 512 runs while batting .256 as a squad. It has a collective .431 slugging percentage (seventh in MLB play) and has hit a total of 151 home runs (fifth in MLB).
The 33-year-old’s 3.14 ERA ranks ninth, 1.261 WHIP ranks 37th, and 8.8 K/9 ranks 29th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Twins Batting Stats

The Twins rank eighth in Major League Baseball with 142 home runs.
Hitters for Minnesota have combined for a team rank of 16th in the majors with a .410 team slugging percentage.
The Twins rank 23rd in MLB with a .236 team batting average.
Minnesota ranks 18th in the majors with 476 total runs scored this season.
The Twins have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.313).
Minnesota is one of the least-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking last with an average of 10.3 strikeouts per game.

Cardinals Stats and Trends

Cardinals Betting Records

The Cardinals have been underdogs in 49 games this season and have come away with the win 22 times (44.9%) in those contests.
This season, St. Louis has been victorious 12 times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +109 or longer on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 47.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 53 of its 107 opportunities.
The Cardinals have an against the spread record of 52-55-0 in 107 games with a line this season.

Matthew Liberatore (Cardinals Probable Starter)

Liberatore (1-3 with a 6.75 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Cardinals, his ninth of the season.
His last time out came on Wednesday, July 5 against the Miami Marlins, when the left-hander tossed a third of an inning, surrendering four earned runs while giving up five hits.
In nine games this season, the 23-year-old has an ERA of 6.75, with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .323 against him.
Liberatore enters this outing with one quality start under his belt this year.
Liberatore has put up three starts this season where he pitched five or more innings.
In two of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Twins offense has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.410) and ranks eighth in home runs hit (142) in all of MLB. They have a collective .236 batting average, and are 22nd in the league with 866 total hits and 18th in MLB action scoring 476 runs.

Cardinals Batting Stats

The Cardinals average 1.4 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB action with 151 total home runs .
So far this season, St. Louis is seventh in baseball with a .431 slugging percentage.
The Cardinals have the eighth-best batting average in the majors (.256).
Averaging 4.7 runs per game (512 total), St. Louis is the 12th-highest scoring team in the majors.
The Cardinals’ .330 on-base percentage ranks seventh-best in baseball.

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